900 Lake Street, Saugatuck, Twin Gables

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

ca 1915 Twin Gables Hotel near the south end of Lake Street: TwinGablesCa1915.jpg 1MB - Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02
ca 1915 Twin Gables Hotel near the south end of Lake Street

TwinGablesCa1915.jpg 1MB - Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02

Name/Title

900 Lake Street, Saugatuck, Twin Gables

Entry/Object ID

2023.50.64

Scope and Content

Notes about 900 Lake Street, Saugatuck --- The building that is now the Twin Gables Bed and Breakfast was once owned by Samuel Clipson and his wife, Susan (Mason) Clipson. They owned it as a brewery, which burned down once and was rebuilt during the time they owned it. Sam came to this country about 1850 and lived in Allegan before coming to Saugatuck. They had several children, four of eight survived to adulthood. One, Lewis, committed suicide at the age of 35 in the outhouse by slitting his throat ear-to-ear with a razor blade or knife. Daughter Elizabeth married Joseph Lewis and moved to Edmore, Michigan. Son, Charles, moved to Berlin Heights, Ohio, presumably to be with his mother's family. Another son, Sam Jr., disappeared. We don't know what became of him. Samuel Sr., Susan, Lewis and three young children, possibly four, are buried in Riverside Cemetery in Saugatuck. Samuel was once accused of selling beer on Sunday, but he was only checking on the batch, and was found to be innocent. Since being a brewery, I understand it was also a tannery and a couple of other different businesses. by Shelly Clipson-Shock, Ypsilanti, Michigan, visitor to the 1999 exhibit "Raising the Roof: Buildings and Architecture of the Saugatuck and Douglas Area."

Context

Other sources state the building was the ice house for the Clipson Brewery, not the brewery itself. In 2016, the building was rehabilitated and reopened as the Hotel Saugatuck. Note: from the 1920s to the 1950s, Coral Gables was also named Hotel Saugatuck.

Collection

SDHS NL Inserts, Buildings: Commercial, Family History

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.50

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

SDHS Newsletter insert page 132

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clipson, Samuel 1826-1905, Clipson Brewery, Hotel Saugatuck/900 Lake/Twin Gables Hotel/Singapore Country Inn, Clipson, Lewis 1858-1893

General Notes

Note

This information was OCR text scanned from SDHS newsletter supplements. A binder of original paper copies is catalog item 2023.50.01

Create Date

November 13, 2023

Update Date

September 20, 2024